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Windsor Johnston· Host0:24

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The conflict in the Middle East intensified over the weekend with the US military reporting two American service members killed and another missing. NPR's Hadiel Al-Shalchi reports from Istanbul.

Hadil Al-Shalchi0:42

US Central Command said that they were killed in action in Jordan in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Friday. It said that one service member is missing, four others were wounded. Iran said earlier in the day that it had hit and destroyed US aircraft at an air base that the US uses in Northern Jordan. So this brings the total number of US service members killed in this war to sixteen. More than four hundred have been injured.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:08

NPR's Hadiel Al-Shalchi. It remains unclear whether efforts to end the war are still moving forward. No new talks have been scheduled. One of the goals of President Trump's speech on election security last week was to create support for the Save America Act. NPR's Mara Liasson reports it's a bill that would change the way US elections are run.

Mara Liasson1:28

The Save Act would, among